CBSE EXAMINATION PAPER-2025

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:

Case for Free Trade.

The act of opening up economies for trading is known as free trade or trade liberalization. This is done by bringing down trade barriers like tariffs. Trade liberalization allows goods and services from everywhere to compete with domestic products and services.

Globalisation along with free trade can adversely affect the economies of developing countries by not giving equal playing field by imposing conditions which are unfavorable. With the development of transport and communication systems, goods and services can travel faster and farther than ever before. But free trade should not only let rich countries enter the markets, but allow the developed countries to keep their own markets protected from foreign products.

Countries also need to be cautious about dumped goods; as along with free trade, dumped goods of cheaper prices can harm the domestic producers. Countries also need to be cautious about dumped goods; as along with free trade dumped goods of cheaper prices can harm the domestic producers.

Countries also need to be cautious about dumped goods; as along with free trade dumped goods of cheaper prices can harm the domestic producers.

Study the following table carefully and answer the questions that follow :

On the given political outline Map of the World, seven geographical features have been marked as A, B, C, D, E, F and G. Identify any five with the help of following information and write their correct names on the lines drawn near them :

On the given political outline map of India, locate and label any five of the following seven geographical features with appropriate symbols :

Note: The following questions are for Visually Impaired Candidates only in lieu of Question No.1 to 7. Answer any five.

Which of the following statements are correct related to mining? Choose the correct option:

i. In ancient times minerals were used to make tools and weapons.

ii. All developed countries are extracting more minerals for their development.

iii. The actual development of mining began with the industrial revolution.

iv. There are many stages in the discovery of minerals.

Identify the main characteristics of quaternary activity from the following :

Arrange the following airports of Asia from west to east as per their locations and choose the correct option:

i. Beijing

ii. Tokyo

iii. Aden

iv. Mumbai

Arrange the following oil refineries of India from south to north direction as per their locations and choose the correct option:

i. Mumbai

ii. Kochi

iii. Koyali

iv. Mangaluru

Identify the district of the first phase of construction of Rajasthan canal:

Identify the main objective of Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL) from the following:

Read the following facts about ‘Swachh Bharat Mission’ carefully and choose the correct option:

i. It is a part of urban renewable mission.

ii. It is launched by Government of India.

iii. It is associated with improving greenery in urban areas.

iv. It is aimed to improve the quality of life in urban slums.

Identify the unit to measure sound from the following:

Choose the correctly matched pair of areas and their characteristics from the following:

"Some wastelands are rendered unfit for agriculture by human activities." Choose the correct option related to the statement:

i. Shifting cultivation area

ii.Coastal plains

iii. Degraded pastures

iv. Bhabar areas

Choose the correct option to fill in the blank: By 2050, the world population is estimated to live in urban areas is:

The priority of countries with high level of human development is providing education and healthcare. They are investing more in social sector. Altogether, a higher investment in people and good governance has set this group of countries apart from others.

Countries with medium levels of human development have emerged in the period after the Second World War. Many of these countries have been rapidly improving their human development score by adopting more people-oriented policies and reducing social discrimination.

The most important factor applicable with high human development countries is:

The priority of countries with high level of human development is providing education and healthcare. They are investing more in social sector. Altogether, a higher investment in people and good governance has set this group of countries apart from others.

Countries with medium levels of human development have emerged in the period after the Second World War. Many of these countries have been rapidly improving their human development score by adopting more people-oriented policies and reducing social discrimination.

Which one of the following score of human development index shows the range for Medium category?

Two statements are given below. They are Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read both the statements carefully and choose the correct option:

Assertion (A): Water transport plays an important role in the international trade of India.

Reason (R): The east coast of India has more ports than its west coast.

Greater improvement among the medium level of human development countries is marked by:

Suggest the measure for overall development of youths and adolescents in India.